Deadline: 25-Jun-2024
The Office on Violence Against Women is currently accepting applications for the Healing and Response Teams Special Initiative.
The Healing and Response Teams Special Initiative (Assistance Listing # 16.029) was created in response to recommendations made by the Not Invisible Act Commission (NIAC). This special initiative will support the creation, training, and sustainability of Healing and Response Teams (HRT) using a Tribal-based model of care to respond to Missing or Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) cases related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. Within the first nine (9) months of the project, in coordination with OVW, the recipient will identify, make subawards to, and collaborate with three subrecipients acting as pilot sites.
Purpose Areas
- Funds under this special initiative must be used for all the following purposes:
- Conduct a nationwide assessment and analysis of response models in MMIP cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking using Tribal-based models of care.
- Within the first nine months of the project, identify and submit for OVW-approval, three organizations (subrecipients) to serve as pilot sites: (1) a Tribal government; (2) a Tribal coalition; and (3) an urban Indian or other Tribal non-profit. Subrecipients must have experience working with families of MMIP and providing victim services related to gender-based violence. Once approved by OVW, the recipient will use a portion of the award funds to make subawards to the three subrecipients to support their work on the project for the remaining amount of the project performance period. Subawards should support the subrecipients’ participation in the project and may include activities related to implementing an HRT model including staffing, supplies, consultants, etc. Subawards should not exceed a total of $225,000 per subrecipient without prior approval from OVW.
- Complete a report with guidelines, principles, and recommendations for HRTs.
- Develop an HRT Toolkit to be used by a range of audiences including Tribally-led community-based organizations, Indian Tribes, and urban Indian organizations. The toolkit should include tailored content for different audiences.
- Provide TTA for the subrecipients, including: one-to-one and cohort web-based and/or on-site training and technical assistance, peer-to-peer opportunities, process planning and assessment, policy and procedure development and implementation, and other engagement methods to support the HRT activities of the pilot sites.
- Plan and deliver one (1) national level in person project implementation workshop for Tribal governments, Tribal coalitions, Tribal non-profits, and urban Indian programs interested in developing a Healing and Response Team approach to MMIP for their community.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $ 2,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
- Award Floor: $2,000,000
Out-of-Scope Activities
- The activities listed below are out of the special initiative scope and will not be funded under this special initiative. See also the list of unallowable costs in the Funding Restrictions section of this solicitation.
- Research projects. Funds under this special initiative may not be used to conduct research, defined by 28 C.F.R. § 46.102(d) as a systematic investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. Surveys and focus groups, depending on their design and purpose, may constitute research and therefore be out-of-scope. However, assessments conducted for internal improvement purposes only (see Limited Use of Funds below) may not be considered “research” as defined above. For information on distinguishing between research and assessments, see the Solicitation Companion Guide.
- Applications focused on a single Tribe, sub-set of Tribal nations, state, region, or local geographic community.
- Direct victim services and justice system interventions are out-of-scope for the primary recipient. Under this special initiative, funds are intended to support educational and training opportunities and technical assistance for current and potential OVW grantees and subgrantees. They cannot support law enforcement activities, legal representation, direct services, or other interventions. Direct victim services are within scope for the three subrecipients.
- Activities addressing MMIP issues or incidents unrelated to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible entities are national, Tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations. Eligible applicants must have the capacity to provide tribal specific TTA on a national level. In rare circumstances, OVW may support institutions of higher education; Tribal governments or governmental agencies; or local non-profit organizations. However, in such circumstances, those entities must describe in detail their demonstrated history of providing Tribal specific TTA and include justification in the application that they have delivered TTA to a national audience.
- Faith-Based and community organizations, including culturally specific organizations, Tribal organizations, and population-specific organizations, that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this solicitation.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.